If you are raising either chickens or turkeys the next logical step would be to raise the turkeys and chickens together but is that a good idea or a bad one?

Raising turkeys and chickens together is not a good idea but it can be done with a little bit more work.

Why can’t you raise turkeys and chickens together?

The main reason that you shouldn’t raise them together is because of diseases. Turkeys are susceptible to life threatening diseases that chickens are immune to. Chickens can also be a carrier to these diseases. If you put them both together you run a big risk that all of your turkeys will be affected and die.

Another reason you should not consider raising turkeys and chickens together is because they require different nutrition in their diets. If you have both in the same pen it is going to be really hard to make sure the chickens are eating the chicken food and the turkeys are eating the their food.

Without proper nutrition you will end up with both of your chickens and turkeys being unhealthy and having problems.

The third reason is that chickens and turkeys do not have the same type of personality so you could get into trouble if they decide not to get along.

So how can you actually raise chickens and turkeys together?

If you have enough room to raise both chickens and turkeys then you can keep them both in their own separate places. Make sure that their pens are not right up against each other because that is to close and disease can spread across the fence.

By keeping them in their own separate spots you can have the benefits of raising both chickens and turkeys without having to worry about them harming each other.